Buyer
Harriet Tindal MW
Harriet is one of 419 Masters of Wine. She buys, finds new wines, and builds our fine-wine stocks.
The shop
10A Monkstown Crescent.
Hours on the Crescent. Bank holidays can shift — ring if you are making a journey.
10A Monkstown CrescentMonkstown, BlackrockCo. Dublin, A94 F6E5shop@searsons.comHours
- Sunday12:30–18:00
- Monday10:30–19:00
- Tuesday10:30–19:00
- Wednesday10:30–19:00
- Thursday10:30–20:00
- Friday10:30–20:00
- Saturday10:30–19:00
The house
1964
Frank Searson
Est. 1964. Frank Searson was the first to bring Bordeaux to Ireland en primeur, in barrel, to be bottled in Portobello. Burgundy followed the same way.
1961
En primeur
Searsons were the first in Ireland to offer wine en primeur. The habit of buying futures, and of waiting, started here.
1977
The Crescent
The shop on Monkstown Crescent opens. Searsons was founded in 1964, and is still family owned. The Tindals are at the helm now.
Who you will meet
Manager
Jeff Corbett
He keeps the floor steady: new wines, a clear head, and an easy manner when the shop is full.
Wine adviser
Paul Drummond
The thoughtful recommendation. If you describe the table, he will find the bottle without making a performance of it.
Sustainability is not a slogan here. The shop buys from growers it visits, and it stays with them when a frost or a drought takes the crop. Wine is a fragile thing. The good bottles reward the people who wait.